The director of religious education at St. Michael-St. Malachy Parish in East New York, Vanessa Garcia-Pinedo said that she strives to maintain the parish’s family dynamic by having parents involved as much as possible.

The director of religious education at St. Michael-St. Malachy Parish in East New York, Vanessa Garcia-Pinedo said that she strives to maintain the parish’s family dynamic by having parents involved as much as possible.
The Tablet’s time-honored tradition of raising money to help those in need and ensuring every child has a gift to open on Christmas morning officially began on Nov. 22 with the launch of the 2024 Bright Christmas campaign.
When the holiday season comes around, Father Victor Bolaños’ first priority is making Christmas a memorable one for the children in his parish.
Msgr. Richard Ahlemeyer, pastor at St. Camillus-St. Virgilius Parish, knows very well the value of Bright Christmas.
Ellen Edelman loves to look back on pictures of the Christmas celebrations held for Families, Fathers & Children over the years, and she credits The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund for helping put smiles on the faces of those in need.
The readers of The Tablet stepped up in a big way this past holiday season, helping make this a truly bright Christmas for children and families throughout the Diocese of Brooklyn and beyond.
The students at Ss. Joachim and Anne School in Queens have always opened up their hearts to those less fortunate, and this year is no exception.
Inflation is wearing out Americans – many wondering how they’ll afford their next meal – much less the holidays. But The Tablet newspaper has a plan for a Bright Christmas: a special fund to make sure every kid has a gift under the tree.
St. John’s Bread & Life knows how to put its share of The Tablet’s Bright Christmas campaign funds to good use.
Here you can download the mail in form for giving to The Tablet’s Bright Christmas Fund.